Author Archives: Hito Steyerl

brilliant sketch by Lena and Kornelia on interns vs. extras, Platos cave vs Arendts space of appearance, res extensa vs. essence, community vs. common; as mediated by cinematic projection

We ll read brillant text by GD huberman on extras (Kornelia and Lena will present) and watch this ama ing work belonging to the equally ama ing genre of pornomiseria (courtesy of Pablo Lafuente): Aggarando Pueblo, 1978 “When writing film … Continue reading →

Jalal Toufic the autor of “Credits Included” is giving a lecture Tu evening at UdK dance dept. at Uferhallen Berlin (Wedding). Always at 6 pm I Free Admission Uferstudios, Studios 11, Uferstraße 23, 13357 Berlin U8: Pankstraße, U9: Nauener Platz, … Continue reading →

looking for volunteers to participate in 3D scan work.You ll learn how 3D scan technology works and how to use it. i d be extremely grateful for your participation, also. We ll restage an event from the Bosnian war and … Continue reading →

This concerns the symposium Tracing Mobility at  hKW on 2sixth November. If you send me ur names quickly, you ll get free entrance as opposed to 20E entrance fee. Btw I m not dyslexic, someone ruined my keyboard recently  so … Continue reading →

EYAL WEIZMAN, FORENSIC AESTHETICS Monday Nov 14th, 14H, R 115 The last decades of the twentieth century, often referred to as ‘the era of the witness’, were saturated with representation of testimonies of trauma—written, recorded, filmed archived and exhibited. This … Continue reading →

Seminar: past surpassing catastrophe takes place here on Monday 7.11: Arsenal offices and cinemas are at Filmhaus Potsdamerstr.2. Meet 10am in cinema 1, 2nd basement. Location: Die Arsenal Büros sowie das Kino befinden sich im Filmhaus, Potsdamer Straße 2 (http://www.arsenal-berlin.de/menu-oben/kontakt.html). … Continue reading →

Now (1965) Santiago Alvarez (click for a viable file) experimental lecture in the seminar about the circulation of this image. who made it: the object, the subject, history, the camera, disciplinary power, the dog? who remade it? a talk based … Continue reading →

after shooting there just couple weeks ago, we are organizing help for those affected by earthquake in van. the situation is dire, it is cold and help is slow. our friends are self-organizing transports to remote villages, where help hasnt … Continue reading →